"These are so great, but really hard to figure out how to set them. I use a wood burner with a tiny, point tip on it. I set the eyelets into mostly leather, but I use the woodburner on man made fabrics as well. It burns a little hole and lightly burns the fabric so it won't fray afterwards. The eye then slips right into the burnt hole. Then I use an 1/8" drill bit. Put the eyelet and fabric on a hard piece of steel, (or small anvil.) Next center the drill end of the bit into the eyelet and lightly tap it with a hammer. (The way a drill bit is designed, it cuts as it turns, thus pulling whatever your drilling upward.) Then turn the bit, and center it again, tap again with a hammer, your done. I've never had one pull out. I hope this can help anyone who's having a time trying to figure out what will work best. Thanks Lisa, for all your wonderful tiny things. Sarena"     Thank you Sarena for the help!!

Boots made by Sarena - too cool! And here a link to her auction list on ebay - her custom doll outfits. Sarena's auctions on ebay .

And here's another set of instructions from Lyanne:

Its a bit fiddley but this is how I did mine... First make a hole with a thick needle, a darning needle with a pointed end would do, so that you are not actually breaking the fabric, just forcing the weave apart. (Then it won't fray afterwards.) Then push your eyelet into the hole. Now you need to make sure the fabric on the wrong side is close up to the neck of the eyelet. Use a needle or something. Now, I started off by popping in a small tack to begin flaring out the wrong side of the eyelet. You need a hammer, just start tapping the tack into the back of the eyelet to start it off so that you don't just crush the back of it. Then once you have started that just bang harder until the back of your eyelet is flat against your fabric and then you have anchored the eyelet securely. I did all of this on a clean pad of paper. I hope that makes sense!     Lyanne : ) Thank you Lyanne for the help!!

And this technique from Valerie....

I use a size smaller hole punch than the eyelet I'm using (I use 1/8" eyelets so I use a tiny 1/16" hole punch) You want to keep the hole smaller than the eyelet so it is a tight fit. Push the eyelet thru the hole in the fabric with the back side showing thru the wrong side (right side down, wrong side up) Then use your eyelet setter pointed tool to hold it in place and hit the tool hard with your hammer. The eyelet should flatten into the fabric. I usually hit it again without the setter to further flatten it into the fabric. It should be set now, but it takes a bit of practice to hit it evenly and not get a messy "flat side". Thank you Valerie for the help!!

Here's my new free sewing pattern that goes with every purchase! The pattern is designed so you can make a strapless bodice / full skirt dress for any of the 3 BarbieŽ bodies that are currently on store shelves.

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Miscellaneous Sewing Notions

Lavender Pattern Set -vintage styles for the Silkstone sized BarbieŽ
Pink Pattern Set Vintage styles for 11˝" fashion dolls
Blue Pattern Set More vintage styles for 11˝" fashion dolls
Green Pattern Set Styles for the 11" fashion doll
Yellow Pattern Set Current styles for 11˝" fashion dolls (with belly button body)

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